Why are Statics so difficult sometimes?

[Crystal_Raven]

Use the same rule I have used for years regarding statics.

A member joins a static and proceeds to refuse to improve and insult each other? Out of the static. No questions asked, no debate, get out.

A static is not a democracy, there is always one player that stands above the rest either by purely having higher skill level or being experienced at running statics. Or both. It's only a game, but if you a person decide to refuse to learn anything and slow down the rest of the group, get out, you are no longer part of this static, I do not care if that person apologizes 300 times.

As another note, running with an FC static is the worst thing you can do. I don't even consider my FC as viable simply because I've seen how some of them behave and decided it is not worth my time and effort to organize vegetables who think being incompetent is ok.

You want a static? Find random strangers and jump in together. Years ago on a different MMO I needed a static, the FC was not an option because of their behaviour, so I went out and found random people. We didn't talk much between each other, everyone know their jobs, no one considered being incompetent was ok, the only option we accepted is for our skill levels to go higher and higher, nothing else was deemed acceptable, a close clear was terrible, smash the entire raid with little effort or it's no good, try again. With this attitude our group became known in the entire server.

The skill level required was innately higher in that game compared to this just from it's design. However, in this game it should be possible to find a static with all the players that refuse to accept any other outcome other than constantly gaining a higher skill level.

Don't treat the static as your family, or as your FC, or as your friends or anything. You are all there to do a job, if you as part of that static cannot perform your task, then you need to leave.

[TyrTry]

Don't treat the static as your family, or as your FC, or as your friends or anything. You are all there to do a job, if you as part of that static cannot perform your task, then you need to leave.

Oh, I can understand an immature or not-savage-ready FC; been in my share of a few. The one thing I didn't want is for this to become another job, but we do have a goal to accomplish. If we can't accomplish that goal because of lack of skill, the nice thing about an FC is that we can train them (if they so desire). If it is gear, we can help them. Some of the members have pushed themselves to increase DPS and gear levels to help out to those who were already there.

[Penthea]

Don't treat the static as your family, or as your FC, or as your friends or anything. You are all there to do a job, if you as part of that static cannot perform your task, then you need to leave.

As another note, running with an FC static is the worst thing you can do. I don't even consider my FC as viable simply because I've seen how some of them behave and decided it is not worth my time and effort to organize vegetables who think being incompetent is ok.

I don't see how having a close relationship with the static members is automatically a bad thing. Maybe it wasn't a good experience for you but that doesn't mean it's going to be just as bad for everyone else. Raiding with friends or fc mates isn't always a direct ticket to failure and raiding with strictly business sort of people isn't always a direct ticket to success. Raiding is far too complex to have such a black and white view on it. There is a lot to be said about the sort of rules you have, the environment you nurture and the attitude towards it all. Statics and fcs can greatly differ from one another even if they share the same end goals because there are several routes to those destinations.

What I personally found to be a good route to success is to ensure everyone in the team has a similar vision in how they want to achieve that. Whether you're treating your team mates as if they're co-workers or if they're close friends, having the whole team agree on what they want and how to get it is one of the most important things in raiding. Without that the road is going to be very bumpy.

[HyoMinPark]

Don't treat the static as your family, or as your FC, or as your friends or anything. You are all there to do a job, if you as part of that static cannot perform your task, then you need to leave.

I disagree. The best groups I've done high-end content with have been groups of friends. If I join a static full of strangers, and develop no bond with them, then I develop no loyalty to them. I also don't like treating raiding as a job or a chore. Yes, I aim to clear, and I aim to prog fast. But if I'm not having fun, I'm not going to be satisfied, and I'm going to look elsewhere. If I'm not enjoying the group, I'm going to be apathetic towards the entire situation, and apathy is not a good state of mind to have when you're doing hardcore stuff like Ultimate, or even Savage.

I don't consider this advice as good advice.